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Nearly 4 million American families live in rental housing that is owned, insured or subsidized by HUD. To ensure that these families have housing that is decent, safe, sanitary and in good repair. REAC conducts approximately 20,000 physical inspections on properties each year.

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	Inspection of Electrical Devices
	Inspector's General Liability Insurance Requirements
	REAC Inspectors Alert: It has recently come to our attention at the REAC that we have inspectors recording a defect for an electrical hazard solely because the disconnect/timer/panel is not secured. The intent of this defect is not to penalize the property for unsecured electrical devices, but rather to record the findings that present an electrical hazard when left unsecured. The definition states the following: “A cover is missing, which results in exposed visible electrical connections.” If the electrical device is found to be unsecured, which requires inspection, a defect will be recorded only when bare electrical wiring or bare electrical connections exist. If it has been your practice to record a defect solely because an electrical disconnect/timer/panel is unsecured you must cease this practice immediately. Please contact our Technical Assistance Center at 888-245-4860 if you have any additional questions or require further clarification. Thank you for your continuing efforts to ensure that the UPCS protocol is properly followed and implemented.
	IMPORTANT ALERT FOR REAC INSPECTORS REAC DCD Production Initialization File (3/6/09) - A New DCD Production ini file has been posted on HUD website. You have to download this file IMMEDIATELY to be able to download and upload inspections. Failure to do this important update will prevent you from downloading and uploading inspections. Click on REAC DCD Production Initialization File link to download the new ini file. If you have any questions or problems, please contact Technical Assistance Center (TAC) at 1-888-245-4860. Click for Full Download instructions. MS-Word 57.0kB
	Please be advised that the Multi-Family Hyperlink and Public Housing Hyperlink located on the main Exigent Health & Safety webpage are currently disabled. These links are located in the middle of the page between the OMB Notice and the header for the EHS Safety Reports. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. Our IT Team is working to correct this problem as quickly as possible. You will be notified through this same method when it is operational.
	Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS): Asset Management Transition Year Information and Uniform Financial Reporting Standards (UFRS) Information
	Preparing for REAC Inspections-Guidance for Multifamily and Public Housing Properties
	Updated REAC "Compilation Bulletin” – goes into effect January 1, 2008
	UPCS Inspection software, PASS Version 2.3, is NOT compatible with the new Microsoft Windows VISTA Operating System. The software will continue to operate with Microsoft Windows XP.
	Over the past several months, REAC has received questions from PHAs asking whether the upcoming REAC PASS physical inspections will be conducted based on a PHA's Annual Contribution Contracts (ACC) developments (More)
	Inspection Training (for non-inspectors) Interested in learning all about the REAC inspection process? Learn more about our 3 day classes!
	PDF Reports in Schedule/View Inspections - Issue Resolved: As of May 1, 2006, the technical issue that prevented access to Inspection Summary Reports and Investor Reports via the "Schedule/View Inspections" link in Secure Systems has been resolved. Please contact the Technical Assistance Center (TAC) at 1-888-245-4860 if further assistance is required.
	PIH-REAC will no longer provide service to inspectors experiencing a corrupted DCD database due to associated risks to HUD’s systems. More...
	Business Rules - Inspector Performance Monitoring
	Most Frequently Cited Deficiencies (MS-Excel)
	Find out how to participate in the Reverse Auction Program: The PIH-REAC Reverse Auction Program (RAP) is a process of securing inspection services for HUD assisted housing. The auction is conducted with the use of a reverse auction vendor website. More…

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